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submitted 9 months ago by riwo to c/196
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[-] SupraMario@lemmy.world 40 points 9 months ago

No...we don't. This I'm assuming is showing someone who's idea of protesting is burning cars and businesses down.

[-] steveman_ha@lemmy.world 61 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Sounds like someone doesn't know (or care) what can happen to protestors that are protesting the "wrong things"... Like oil and gas pipelines, for example, or training centers for heightened police militarization. Or foreign policy, even, that one has been happening for generations already.

Lol if only they would protest the right way, they wouldn't have to worry about anything, right?

[-] ninpnin@sopuli.xyz 8 points 9 months ago

Do you have anything to back your claims up?

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

The police in Atlanta literally executed a protest organizer in the protests against the new police training facility.

[-] ninpnin@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 months ago

What has that to do with the precautions that are being suggested in the picture and in the comment section?

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

First. It pretty well disproves the "nothing to fear" line you used. Second, how do they know who to come after if your opsec is intact?

[-] ninpnin@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 months ago
  1. Police comes to the protest
  2. Police arrests random people
  3. ???????
  4. Profit
[-] ThatFembyWho 40 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Well the police can declare an unlawful assembly at any time for any reason, which tends to stir up even peaceful crowds. Not to mention being face to face with militarized thugs in riot gear, drones, helicopters, armored vehicles, mounted police, tear gas and "non-lethal" rounds. If I had a gas cannister lobbed at me, why wouldn't I toss it right back. Fuck em. ACAB.

You might have no intention of causing trouble, but still get rounded up. Happened almost every day in my city for several months during BLM protests. Mass arrests of people in the wrong place at the wrong time. The countless live streamed videos don't lie, each protest was non-violent until police agitated the crowd.

I don't go looking for trouble but I have my limits just like anyone else.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 14 points 9 months ago

The police have absolutely ordered peaceful day time crowds to disperse while blocking every exit. They then decide force is necessary because nobody is leaving. Look up police kettling.

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